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Naturally inspired, yet EFFECTIVE cosmetics are really as hard to find as the Pink Panther diamond. Trust me, I know — having ransacked countless drugstore and high-end department stores in the hope of finding concealers and foundations made with mostly natural ingredients and ending up leaving as disappointed as a kid who didn’t see Mickey Mouse at Disney World.
There is a ton of BODYCARE that is organic and natural and most of those products are very effective, but we’re talking about the foundation of your beauty: the foundations, brushes, concealers, …

MAC Cosmetics is my passport to being a Vegas Showgirl, Page Six diva, Craftswoman and Beach Babe all rolled into one. Every collection they unveil is a testament to brilliance (I’m still drooling over the To the Beach Collection which we’ll feature swatches of shortly).
Breaking news has it that their latest venture, a collaboration with Disney called Venomous Villains will hit the market in September 2010. The collection will feature four villains from the Disney character treasure box and portray them as real badasses.

The four SKU collection will feature lipstick, …

We’ve all shared that really pesky problem of chipped nails. It seems that no matter what, nail polish just can’t stay on past a few days (the same duration as your average salon hairstyle). And no girl just wants to keep doling out her hard-earned dollars to the manicurist only to see her hard work disappear quicker than the blink of an eye.
Well, say hello to CND’s Shellac, the first Hybrid Nail Color. This product applies like polish, and stays on beautifully for as long as 14 days. SERIOUSLY! 14 …

A couple of weeks ago, we heard about a new makeup line and asked for samples to try (yes, it’s a rough life). We were told they had only one sample set—and it had been touched (code word: contaminated!) by other people. So there was no way I was trying that product—and not just because I’m a germ-phobe (which, admittedly, I am).
Allure has reported more than once on the sanitary pitfalls of used makeup. And now Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia is confirming the dangers: In a study of tester …

As Earth Day turns 40, Lancome’s Juicy Tubes turns 10 years old. Happy Birthday (or un-birthday, if you’ve been watching too much Alice as I have) to both our generous planet and to Lancome Juicy Tubes!
We’ve been huge fans of the Juicy Tubes ever since they debuted, and we swear we’ve collected them over the years like museum pieces, gloss by gloss and flavor by flavor. Now, in honor of Earth Day, Lancome debuts its 100% Natural Origin limited-edition gloss with honey as its chief ingredient. Bears and bees are …

When I first saw the fabrics from Liberty of London, my heart skipped a beat. These prints — so pretty, so Alice in Wonderland and so flowery — reminded me of books that I had read in childhood, and loved: Enid Blyton (whom many of you won’t know because she’s a British author who seems to be the best kept secret since the Illuminati code), and of course, Lewis Carroll.
Everything about Liberty of London is so British — and yet, so universal. As I mentioned to you before, the packaging …

Last evening, I went to the Shizuka New York Day Spa to get a Swarovkski Crystal Mani. I had not really heard too much about this salon apart from the fact that it had started the infamous “bird poop” facial. Enough said.
The mani, which costs $45, involves a basic manicure with a hand massage and some Swarovski crystals applied to my nails. Here’s a look with the Blue India Nail Lacquer from the MAC Liberty of London collection. This dark green blue shade has a pearly, creamy finish and is …

This may well be the decade of the bristle. Or the decade of the eye lash – you decide. From Latisse to Clinique’s Supercurl Mascara which I stash under my bed at night in case some one decides to rob me, I’ve tried countless lash lifters.

Another one looms on the horizon, and it’s Smashbox Hyperlash Mascara, which is exclusive to Ulta.com until March 31st. It has a plastic bristle, and promises to deposit the good stuff evenly over your lashes. It is supposed to “lift, lengthen, volumize and define” like …

Of all the MAC collections I’ve seen this past year, Liberty of London had me at Freedom. The makeup, the packaging — everything was so elegant, over the top, 1970’s flower power mixed with elegant Briticism and a carefree joie de vivre (oops, that was French, but what the heck?) that ushers in Springtime.

The kaleidoscopic prints of the Liberty of London designer label are prevalent in this super chic collection. Here we spotlight two eyeshadows, Birds & Berries (a frosted dark green blue in a Veluxe Pearl finish) and Dame’s …

Anime, Manga and everything as cute as Hello Kitty (minus the fur) = Tokidoki at Sephora.